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Borders has started taking pre-orders for its Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Pro, a device that comes with 256MB of internal memory and 100 pre-loaded classic books. The company will begin shipping the Libre next month, and it is expected to be on sale in Borders stores in August.

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Borders Group will cut prices on two of its e-readers today, sending one of them below $100 as it aims to capture a bigger share of the expanding digital-reader market. The chain plans to drop the price of its Kobo e-reader by $20, to $129.99, and will price the Aluratek Libre at $99.99, down from $119.99.

Sony on June 10 will begin selling four 3-D video games that can be played on its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles. The games -- "Mr. Pain," "Star Strike HD," "WipEout HD" and "MotorStorm2" -- will be available only in Japan, but, according to this report, the U.S. market will be added soon.

Compal Electronics expects shipments to increase 4% despite a European economy that still is shaky. The notebook manufacturer says global demand will generate shipments of more than 50 million units this year, a 2 million jump over estimates made earlier this year. The company predicts third-quarter shipments to increase 5% to 10% over the current quarter.

Borders, which will begin shipping its upcoming Kobo e-reader June 17, has started taking pre-orders for the device. The company also announced plans to debut an online eBook store in June and set aside "Area-e" sections inside its brick-and-mortar stores in August.

AT&T will not officially begin selling the iPhone 3G S until next week, but the carrier's stores are already sold out based on pre-orders AT&T has taken for the Apple smartphone, according to an Internet site. Apple will still sell the upgraded iPhones at its retail outlets, but industry observers say the quick sellout of AT&T's inventory is a probable sign that iPhone supplies will be tight on its launch date Friday.